According to the sheriff's office, Lado returned to his home from drinking early Wednesday. He and his girlfriend got into an argument and the dog, Blue, was growling and barking at Lado.

Eventually, Lado got upset about Blue always taking his girlfriend's side. Lado grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Blue twice when he followed him into the kitchen. Blue's owner said he had calmed down before getting stabbed.

"Dogs want to please. That's all they want to do, and all Blue was trying to do is protect his mom," Galloway said. "He can't latch that door and get out of the situation. He's stuck in that situation."

Not only does the humane society offer help for behavior issues, but it also allows people to bring back pets if there are issues.

"I hope that Blue did not die in vain," Galloway said. "At least what happened to him, how horrible and tragic it was, how sick, that will help the next person that's maybe in this situation to look at their pet and say, 'You know what I don't want them to be the next victim, I don't want to be the next victim, let's both of us get out of this house, let's find that resource, let's not let it happen again.'"